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How Scuba Cylinders Are Made

How aluminium scuba cylinders are made. The process to make an aluminium cylinder is shown on the video. The cylinder needs to be strong to avoid rupturing when pumped to high pressure.

Thank you to XS Scuba for making the video

How Do You Hydrostatically Test a Scuba Tank?

The process in which you hydrostatically test a scuba tank is of utmost importance concerning safety. You test the structural integrity of the scuba tank during a hydrostatic test. This is required every 5 years or more often according to local laws.

Thank you Alec Peirce Scuba for this amazingly informative video

Open Circuit vs Rebreathers

Divers often ask about the difference between open circuit and rebreather SCUBA units. What are the main benefits of open circuit vs rebreathers and vice versa. What are the different hazards of open circuit vs rebreathers? What should you use for what activity? Find out now.

Thank you to Simply Scuba for making the video

Dry Suit Guide

A dry suit is an essential piece of equipment for diving in colder water. Keeping warm is an important part of enjoying your dive. But which to get? Dry suits differ to wetsuits in that they don’t allow any water in. But this in turn has its issues that you need to learn about. Drysuits can be split into two main types: Membrane and Neoprene. The main difference being how you control your level of insulation.

Thank you to Simply Scuba for making this video

Decompression Sickness

Discover the signs and symptoms of decompression sickness. Explore the causes of decompression sickness. Excessive supersaturation and gas seeds/micronuclei. Silent bubbles. Type I decompression sickness: pain only, skin and joints. Type II decompression sickness: dangerous pulmonary and cerebral symptoms.

Thanks to Easy Dive Theory for making this video

Blood, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide and Carbon Monoxide

Learn more about the circulatory system and respiratory system. How does it all work and what can go wrong? Cellular respiration. Red blood cells and plasma. Haemoglobin. Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Thanks to Easy Dive Theory for making this video

More on the Respiratory System- Mammalian Reflex

Find out more about the respiratory system. Explore respiratory system problems. Breathing reflex and hypercapnia. Hyperventilation and shallow-water black-out. The Mammelian Reflex.

Thanks to Easy Dive Theory for making this video

The Respiratory System

Find out about the respiratory system and its relevance to diving. explore gas exchange under high pressure and explainations. Explore gas exchange under high pressure and explains nitrogen sickness and ‘the bends’.

Thank you to Dr Matt & Dr Mike for making the video

Temperature-Related Problems

Temperature-related problems can be a big issue for divers. When we dive it is proper to wear the right, correct-fitting exposure suit to avoid temperature-related problems. Hyperthermia, Advanced hypothermia heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Vasodilatation and vasoconstriction.

Thanks to Easy Dive Theory for making this video

Lung Over Expansion Injuries

Explore lung over-expansion injuries. Lung over-expansion injuries are serious types of decompression sickness that can be life-threatening. Arterial gas embolism, pneumothorax, mediastinal emphysema, and subcutaneous emphysema. Decompression illness.

Thanks to Easy Dive Theory for making this video

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